Francis Lambert

Tuesday

Apr 15, 2014 at 4:54 PMApr 15, 2014 at 4:58 PM

STERLING — Francis "Frank" X. Lambert, 92, passed away on Tuesday, April 15, at UMass Memorial Healthcare, University campus. He was born in 1921 in Worcester, the son of Frank and Melida (Barriere) Lambert.

Mr. Lambert graduated from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, earning a bachelor's degree. He was a civil engineer and owned and operated Leominster Engineering Co. for many years. He served as a first lieutenant with the U.S. Army during World War II.

He enjoyed square dancing and antiquing. After his retirement, he volunteered with hospice programs, drove for the blind, volunteered in soup kitchens and was a consultant in the insurance industry.

He was a member of Heritage Bible Chapel in Princeton and a former member of Christ Lutheran Church in West Boylston.

His wife of 54 years, Gertrude A.C. (Lundquist) Lambert passed away in 1998.

He leaves his sons, Alan Lambert and his wife, Sandy of Jefferson, Paul Lambert and his wife, Noni, of Leominster, Roger Lambert and his wife, Deborah, of Schaumburg, Ill., Gary Lambert and his wife, Nina, of Beverly; his daughters, Judith Lambert and her husband, Richard Messier, of Bedford, N.H., and Susan Lambert and her husband, Karl Hoegle, of Pittsburgh, Pa.; his 13 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by his brother, Frederick Lambert.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend calling hours on Thursday, April 17, from 5 to 8 p.m. in the Miles-Sterling Funeral and Tribute Center, 100 Worcester Road (Route 12), Sterling. A funeral celebrating his life will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 18, in the funeral home. Interment will follow in Hillside Cemetery, Sterling, where he will be laid to rest beside his wife. Memorial donations may be made to the Salvation Army, attn: Donna, 72 Cambridge St., Worcester, MA 01603. To share a memory or leave an online condolence, visit www.milesfuneralhome.com.